Quick Pick: Belle & Union

This week just keeps getting better and better! After two very successful years exhibiting at the National Stationery Show, Meg from Belle & Union finally has an online shop! Get ready to see lots of Meg’s pretty paper goods in my holiday round ups! The Belle & Union collection includes beautiful letterpress printed stationery, calendars, and art prints along with tea towels and gift wrap – all featuring Meg’s signature illustrations and hand lettering.

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Meg also just released a fantastic line of colorful journals inspired by fairs and festivals across the country! Each journal measures 5×9″ and includes 160 unlined pages – all proudly made right here in the USA. Each journal comes with a matching magnetic button! And yes, Meg will totally do custom buttons for groups, events, and organizations. Yay!

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Congrats on the new shop Meg! Check out the rest of the lovely paper goods over at Belle & Union!

Photo Credits: Belle & Union

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Did you all have a happy Halloween? Sophie was a little lion and all ready to hand out candy, but it was rainy and windy so we didn’t get as many trick or treaters as we had expected. More candy for us I guess? Anyway, I’m super excited for this weekend. I’m co-hosting a party for a dear friend due with a baby girl in just a few short weeks! And of course I’m looking forward to sharing the decor and paper details with all of you! But in the meantime…

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Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! Oh, and you’ll DEFINITELY want to check back in on Monday… I have some exciting news that I can’t wait to share with you! xoxo

Bloggers Love Cats + Dogs

If you’re a longtime reader or follow me on Instagram, you know that I have a deep and abiding love for cats and dogs. My own little family includes five cats, all adopted from our local Humane Society, local cat rescue organizations, or quite literally rescued from the streets in our neighborhood. I know that number makes me sound like a crazy cat lady – but with an estimated 50,000 stray and feral cats in the District of Columbia I try to do my part in giving these fuzzy felines a home. Which is just all the more reason that I’m THRILLED to participate in this fabulous new project from Kelly at Design Crush: Bloggers Love Cats + Dogs!

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As a fellow animal lover, Kelly had the brilliant idea of a calendar fundraiser to benefit the Humane Society. Kelly reached out to a bunch of blog friends and created two 13-month calendars featuring photos of our cats and dogs. You can choose from Bloggers Love Cats or Bloggers Love Dogs for $7 each or pick up both for $12! The calendars are entirely downloadable, so every single penny will go to the animals!

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That’s my handsome Mr. August up there!

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Thanks so much for including me Kelly! Both calendars are available for purchase right here!

Photo Credits: Design Crush

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Do you all have fun plans for this beautiful fall weekend? We’re heading to upstate New York to visit my husband’s family for a few pre-Halloween festivities. It’s a long drive, but I know Sophie will be happy to see her grandparents and cousins! I’m heading out to make our final preparations for the trip, but in the meantime…

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Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Finally, I made a little announcement on Instagram last week that I thought I’d share here as well. I’m looking to add some DIY contributors to the OSBP team! If you’re interested in contributing, click here for more details on how to apply!

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo

Seasonal Stationery: 2014 Calendars, Part 4

Last week I featured a few of my favorite write-on 2014 calendars, so this week I thought I’d head in the opposite direction and pull together a few favorite calendars that pull double duty as art for your walls! Simply find an open spot, hang one of these beauties, and enjoy year round! And for some, you can even cut the calendar part off at the end of the year and continue to enjoy the art as a stand alone print. What could be better?

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1. Julia Kostreva gold foil prisms calendar on speckletone paper; 2. Lisa Rupp; 3. Leah Duncan; 4. Karolin Schnoor; 5. Katharine Watson

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6. Little Lark (available in silver, gold, and gray on black); 7. Khristian Howell; 8. Curious Doodles embroidery tea towell calendar; 9. Michelle Armas (2014 calendar coming soon!); 10. The House That Lars Built

Check out the full 2014 calendar round up right here!

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